29. All the King's Men. Robert Penn Warren.

29. Our discussion of Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men.  Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1947, it was made into movies of the same title in 1949 and 2006.  This novel is one of the most important of the 20th century, and it introduces the character of Willie Stark, a fictionalized version of Huey Long.

1. This week in Louisiana history. Dec. 8 1872. P. B. S. Pinchback, 24th Governor of Louisiana. Pinchback made history by becoming the first African-American governor in American history.
   
2. This week in Louisiana.
       December 5, 2013 - December 8, 2013
   Christmas Belles
   Dixie Center for the Arts
   Ruston, LA 71270
   318-255-1450
         A church Christmas program spins hilariously out of control in this Southern farce about squabbling sisters, family secrets, a surly Santa, a vengeful sheep and a reluctant Elvis impersonator. It's Christmas-time in the small town of Fayro, Texas, and the Futrelle Sisters-Frankie, Twink and Honey Raye-are not exactly in a festive mood. Their hilarious holiday journey through a misadventure-filled Christmas Eve is guaranteed to bring joy to your world!
        General Admission Ticket prices at the door are $12 adults $6 students.

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28. Interview with Jennifer Reeser about The LaLaurie Horror, Part II.

28. Part II of our interview of Jennifer Reeser, author of The LaLaurie Horror. It's been a good year for Madame Delphine LaLaurie.  This infamous lady was perhaps the United States' first serial killer, running her own house of horrors in old New Orleans.  Now Jennifer Reeser has written an epic about Madame LaLaurie in the style of Dante's Inferno.  Oh, and by the way, Kathy Bates is currently playing Madame LaLaurie in American Horror Story: Coven. It's a really good year for Madame LaLaurie.

1. This week in Louisiana history. Nov. 23 1794. St. Louis
   Cathedral dedicated.
2. This week in Louisiana.
   November 23, 2013
   Turn on the Holidays
   780 Front Street
   Natchitoches, LA 71457
   800-259-1714
   A Louisiana Main to Main Event with children's activities,  entertainment, fireworks and more. There will also be the opening night ceremony where over 300,000 Christmas bulbs and 100+ riverbank set pieces are turned on.  Free admission on the downtown riverbank.

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27. Interview with Jennifer Reeser about The LaLaurie Horror

27.  We interview Jennifer Reeser, author of The LaLaurie Horror.  It's been a good year for Madame Delphine LaLaurie.  This infamous lady was perhaps the United States' first serial killer, running her own house of horrors in old New Orleans.  Now Jennifer Reeser has written an epic about Madame LaLaurie in the style of Dante's Inferno.  Oh, and by the way, Kathy Bates is currently playing Madame LaLaurie in American Horror Story: Coven. It's a really good year for Madame LaLaurie.

1. This week in Louisiana history. Nov. 30 1791. Gov. Carondelet takes control of Louisiana
2. This week in Louisiana.
   Noel Acadien au Village Every day From November 30, 2013 until December 23, 2013
   200 Greenleaf Drive
   Lafayette, LA 70506
   337-981-2364
          Noel Acadien au Village is the largest Christmas festival in Louisiana and features half-a-million lights, including the fully lit 19th century Acadian Chapel, themed Acadian home porches, and lighted holiday displays, live entertainment, carnival rides, local cuisine, photos with Santa, holiday shopping, and more. New displays this year include the Gingerbread House, LED-lighted Chapel, along with Papa Noel in a Pirogue, Tunnel of Lights, and Floating Christmas Trees on the Bayou.
          The event is open nightly from 5:30-9:00 pm (weather permitting). Advance tickets are available for $7 each at Acadiana Shop-Rite stores and $9 at the gate; children 4 and under are free. The full entertainment and nightly promotion schedule can be found on our website in late November.

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26. Interview with Dr. Phil Cook, Sr., about North Louisiana History, Conclusion

26.  We conclude our interview with retired Tech professor Dr. Phil Cook about the settling of North Louisiana.  Dr. Cook is a specialist in North Louisiana History.  The population of North Louisiana was quite different as settlers moved in from areal like Georgia, the Carolinas, and other English-speaking Protestant areas.

1. This week in Louisiana history. Nov. 16 1935. Huey P. Long Bridge at New Orleans dedicated
2. This week in Louisiana.
   November 16, 2013
   El Festival Espanol de Nueva Iberia
   Bouligny Plaza
   102 W Main St
   New Iberia, LA 70560
   337-369-2330
   337-356-6826 | Fax: 337-373-3180
   Amenities
   Celebrating New Iberia's Spanish roots with "Dave Robicheaux Running of the Bulls" 5K race, re-enactment of the arrival of the Spanish on Bayou Teche, paella/jambalaya cook-off, fais-do-do at the Pavilion, food demonstrations, original Spanish family genealogy, guest lectures, exhibits, the Downtown Art Walk featuring a Spanish artist and more. 

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25. Interview with Dr. Phil Cook, Sr., about North Louisiana History

25.  Bruce and Steve interview retired Tech professor Dr. Phil Cook about the settling of North Louisiana.  Dr. Cook is a specialist in North Louisiana History.  The population of North Louisiana was quite different as settlers moved in from areal like Georgia, the Carolinas, and other English-speaking Protestant areas.

1. This week in Louisiana history. November 9 1862. Gen. Butler
   declares all property of disloyal citizens of Lafourche Parish
   to be confiscated.
2. This week in Louisiana. Nov. 10, 2013
   Modern South Music Fest. 
   The Avett Brothers, Wade Bowen, Charlie Worsham.
   St. Francisville, LA

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24. Kate Chopin. "The 'Cadian Ball" and "The Storm."

24.  Bruce & Steve discuss author Kate Chopin's short stories "At the 'Cadian Ball" and "The Storm." "The Storm" is a sequel to the other story, but was so controversial that it was not published during Chopin's lifetime or for many decades thereafter.  In these stories, Chopin gives us dancing, mosquitoes, a slap fight at church, trembling prairies, a love quadrangle, a cyclone, two marriages, adultery, a Louisiana thunderstorm, and shrimps.  You get all the spice of a great Louisiana gumbo with none of the calories.

1. This week in Louisiana history. November, 2 1762. Treaty of
   Fontainbleau signed, Louisiana ceded to Spain from France.
2. This week in Louisiana.
   21st Annual Holy Ghost Creole Bazaar
   November 1-3, 2013
   788 North Union St.
   Opelousas, LA 70570
   (337) 942-2732 | (877) 948-8004

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23. Discussion of Catharine Cole's Journalism

23.  We discuss the career and writing of Catharine Cole (Martha Fields' pen name), Louisiana's most prominent female journalist of the 19th. Century.  She visited every parish in the state and published her accounts in the New Orleans Picayune.  If you want to learn more about her and the Louisiana she explored, read Louisiana Voyages: The Travel Writings of Catharine Cole, edited by Joan and Jack McLaughlin.

1. This week in Louisiana history. October 28, 1768. Joseph Villere led a band of Frenchmen to overthrow Spanish Gov. Ulloa.
2. This week in Louisiana.
   The Book of Mormon
   October 15, 2013 - October 27, 2013
   Saenger Theatre
   1111 Canal St.
   New Orleans, LA 70122
3. This week in media
1. 12 Year a Slave premier in New Orleans
2. The LaLaurie Horror. By Jennifer Reeser.
3. American Horror Story: Coven.  Set in New Orleans.  Madame LaLaurie makes a comeback.

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